Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Perennial
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
-
Victoria Rhubarb
Colorado Red Rhubarb
Turkish Rhubarb
Number of Varieties
40100
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
8-5
Sunset Zone
-
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
-
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
RHEUM x hybridum
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
एक प्रकार का फल
In German
henbit deadnettle
Rhabarber
In French
henbit deadnettle
Rhubarbe
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Ruibarbo
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
Ραβέντι
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
Ruibarbo
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Rabarbar
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
RHEUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Lamiales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lamiaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Lamium
Rheum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2660
1
27800
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